Japanese Meiji Period Boxwood Okimono Depicting Setsubun Festival and Oni - Signed

1900 - 1920

Sold by Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art

Description

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this exceptionally well carved Meiji period 1868-1912 boxwood Okimono, carved to depict a traditional Japanese festival known as Setsubun , this is the day before Spring celebrated annually on the 3rd February, the festival goers perform a special ritual known as Mamemaki  ( "Bean scattering") to drive away evil spirits , in this Okimono the artist has portrayed a character throwing a handful of Beans at an Oni (evil spirit) with the intention of driving him away, the scene captured in stunning detail and carved from one piece of wood , a fine addition to your Japanese works of art collection , artist signed to the underside by Yoshikazu, clearly a highly competent Meiji period carver .

Provenance:

Private UK Collection .

Condition report:

Fabulous original condition with great patination .

Approximate sizes :

Height: 5"    13 cm

Width:   3.5" 9 cm

Depth:   3"      7.5 cm

Free worldwide delivery and a certificate of authenticity are included in the price of this item .

Physical Dimensions

Height

13cm (5.12")

Width

9cm (3.54")

Depth

7.5cm (2.95")

Declaration

Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA683430

Dealers Notes

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Available out of hours for general enquiries : sales@stagsheadantiques.com or steve@steveslyjapaneseart.com

Tel 07774-635918

Description

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this exceptionally well carved Meiji period 1868-1912 boxwood Okimono, carved to depict a traditional Japanese festival known as Setsubun , this is the day before Spring celebrated annually on the 3rd February, the festival goers perform a special ritual known as Mamemaki ( "Bean scattering") to drive away evil spirits , in this Okimono the artist has portrayed a character throwing a handful of Beans at an Oni (evil spirit) with the intention of driving him away, the scene captured in stunning detail and carved from one piece of wood , a fine addition to your Japanese works of art collection , artist signed to the underside by Yoshikazu, clearly a highly competent Meiji period carver .